Drawing in the cantankerous Koch brothers and Sheldon Adelson, Rove had even consolidated the money under his power. He has co-opted the Tea Party,
Category: Media
Taken in by Republican propaganda
The 90-year-old, college-educated woman sitting across from me is someone whom I know for sure voted for President Obama in 2008. I also know
Nobel Peace Prize winners slam NBC’s “Stars Earn Stripes”
NBC has a new un-reality series, featuring celebrities competing in military-style challenges. It’s called “Stars Earn Stripes.” The series pairs up celebrities with military
IL Governor denies press access to prisons
Past reporting by this writer on prison conditions may have been shocking, but so is the Illinois Governor’s efforts to keep the media from
Where’s Matt? Dancing with Steichen and Mead
A jolt of joy. Don’t you think we all need a bit of it right now? I know I’ve been feeling the need lately
State of the news: Short on context, long on hype
Recently we heard Norah O’Donnell, White House correspondent of CBS News, state that President Obama has been unsuccessful in advancing his domestic agenda. The
Dan Rather – so much more professional than Mike Wallace
On April 7, 2012, Mike Wallace of CBS News and 60 Minutes passed away. It’s hard to imagine any other journalist/entertainer who received a
When reason comes from the mainstream media, it means so much more
An internal argument among progressives is whether MSNBC is an honest, objective source of broadcast news or whether it is just a liberal foil
Denying global warming: How low can you go?
When Unabomber Theodore J. Kaczynski becomes your poster child, you’ve reached a new low. And that’s exactly what happened recently in Chicago, when the
How much does a political ad cost? New FCC ruling will help us figure it out
How much does it actually cost to run a political ad on television? We’re about to find out. Until Friday [April 27, 2012], the only way